Response of health systems to urbanization in developing countries.
Equity in access to health care is now accepted as a basic ethical principle for health development. The glaring inequalities in health suffered by poor people living in slums are a strong justification for urgent action. The problem is rapidly increasing.
Tabibzadeh
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Urban Health Initiative, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Liisberg
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D003906:Developing Countries; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014507:Urbanization